I can't say why other folks do it, but I do it on specific bikes for
a specific reason. I switch back and forth between bikes with front
brake livers on either side because I think if breaking differently.
My right hand is for speed modulation and my left hand is for
stopping. On bikes with a coster-brake and a hand brake or a
fixed-gear with one brake I have the front brake on the right-hand
side. On bikes with two hand brakes the rear brake is usually on the
right. I've never had a problem with bikes set-up either way even in
panic situations. I don't know how, why, or when I started thinking
about break setup in this way, but I didn't even realize it until
Mitzi commented on it a few months back. As some say, "Different
strokes for different folks."
enjoy,
Brandon"monkeyman"Ives
SB, CA
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